excuse Synonyms - page 2

cleanup let go apologia irresponsibleness fig leaf cover-up locus classicus defensiveness reparations let off the hook unguilt offcome rationalisation reason out evasiveness spare rationalise subterfuge tolerate unhold unloose vindicate vindication warranted warranting whitewash why to vindicate licence mea culpa beg off self-justification palliation absolution covering cover defence defend defense deodorize discharge disculpate disculpation disemboguement dispensing dispense disregard entreating evasion condonation